WiFi (not MiFi) installation

Only reason I went for iboost was the 12v option, I didn't want to be using the invertor.
The instructions for the iboost are in a 4 page booklet, easy enough to follow.
Basically switch it on, lol for the signal on your phone/tablet.
The router has a password printed on it you use that to log into the router.
You then open a web page, type in te IP address provided in the booklet, you are then looking at the iboost interface,
You then pretty much just select a network
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gypo said:
Only reason I went for iboost was the 12v option, I didn't want to be using the invertor.
The instructions for the iboost are in a 4 page booklet, easy enough to follow.
Basically switch it on, lol for the signal on your phone/tablet.
The router has a password printed on it you use that to log into the router.
You then open a web page, type in te IP address provided in the booklet, you are then looking at the iboost interface,
You then pretty much just select a network
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Cheers.
It sounds like the initial setup routine has already been done for you with the iBoost system as once I set mine up for the first time, I only have to do exactly what you describe :)
Out of interest, is the IP Address given in the booklet 192.168.2.1 ?
 
wildebus said:
Not sure of the "cobbling one together" description ;) putting three products that are designed to work together and from the same company ....

Anyway, I would be interested to see the setup process of the iBoost and how you select the chosen network :)
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Sorry, didn't mean it to offensive at all - it's just a reflection of my lack of knowledge about what I would be buying and whether I'd get them to work once I had them. Having said that, once I'd found that 12v/24v inverter thingy, I was very tempted to buy the same things as you have and see if I could sort it all out. (Would have saved me £40, I think... plus I'd have already had a mains adapter which iboost want a tenner to supply).
Also, although I'd fancy my chances at the set up, my husband wouldn't have a clue!!! :lol-049::lol-049:
 
ScamperVan said:
Sorry, didn't mean it to offensive at all - it's just a reflection of my lack of knowledge about what I would be buying and whether I'd get them to work once I had them. Having said that, once I'd found that 12v/24v inverter thingy, I was very tempted to buy the same things as you have and see if I could sort it all out. (Would have saved me £40, I think... plus I'd have already had a mains adapter which iboost want a tenner to supply).
Also, although I'd fancy my chances at the set up, my husband wouldn't have a clue!!! :lol-049::lol-049:
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No offense taken :)
There are pros and cons to all approaches. I know someone who would benefit from mobile wi-fi, but there is no way on earth I would recommend he bought just what I bought and tried to set it up as it would be flying out the window 10 minutes later as he hates setting up anything IT related. The ready-to-go iBoost would be a challenge for him ;)
I would be very interested to see their 12V POE adapter when you get it.

As it happens, I found an old wifi router which has a 240V to 12V DC adapter in a box, so could have used that, but would still need to get a POE adapter to make it worth doing.
I have a feeling that even using my inverter I will still be running as effeciently as the 12V adapters, but always good to have options :cheers:
 
Coincidentally I dug out an old netgear router and found the same. But I think it's so old it's probably only capable of 54mbps and, as you say, the Ethernet antenna bit needs 24v - have i understood that correctly?
 
ashbyspannerman said:
Is this any good? it doesn't say what voltage it needs but you can clearly see there is a dc in socket on it!

Trendnet TPE-113GI - Gigabit Power Over Ethernet - (POE) Injector | eBay
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Interesting find.
Looking at other sellers of the same came up eventually with this:
100V AC to 240V AC
Output Voltage 48V DC

These POE Injectors all seem to demand a high DC voltage.
This is why I am intrigued to see what MotorhomeWiFi supply. Is it a genuine 12V POE Injector, or is it a "normal" injector plus a DC-DC converter? If so, no real advantage over an inverter (unless you don't have an inverter installed of course :) ).

The unit I have also seems to be the lowest power rating compared to all the others found. E.g the one above is 18W, mine is 12W. So on that basis, I am actually starting to get less interested in others as a eay to save power.
 
iampatman said:
My mistake!! In fact it's 10.20.30.40 as someone else has pointed out.

Pat
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Ah. I was just curious if they used the Ubiquiti defaults (I am still assuming it is a rebadged NanoStation M2 looking at the pictures).
But of course, when setting up, can use any IP addresses, although the 192. and 10. are those usually used for private networks.
 
hairydog said:
There is no need to use an expensive POE injector. All POE does is carry power down unused wires in the network cable. The one I have cost just a couple of quid. Search for eBay item 271510627521

You can get them cheaper, but I wanted one from the UK to save time.
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Hence the " Power over Ethernet" name :)
What voltage range can you feed them? There is no info in there other then plug size. Is sending 12V adequate to power a Booster?
 
Someone asked a few posts back for a picture of the POE adapter that I was using.

This is a photo of the three key items I got from Ubiquiti.
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So there is :
1) the actual radio/booster/receiver at the top - the white rectangular box
2) the POE injector + 3) the Wi-Fi router below that.
I have left the mains lead and plug in the photo for size comparisions.

The POE injector comes automatically with the Booster so I guess could be considered a 'no-cost option' to use. As can be seen, it is mains powered and is a neat little device. For mobile use, a DC in injector would probably be the ideal, but as I have a remotely controlled inverter and available sockets, it doesn't bother me that much (and it was free of course). Plus I do like the neatness and compactness of this unit.
And especially so when married up to the matching Wi-Fi router. This is a photo of the injector and the router seperated.
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The way the router takes its own power from the injector via POE is very nice, and then replicates the POE and secondary LAN ports of the injector as well is good.
I elected for the LR (Long Range) router, which had the external aerial which look enormous in the photo due to the very compact size of the router itself. The standard Wi-Fi router just has an internal aerial.
I try to minimize product size where I can whilst trying not to compromise on them, and I reckon this Ubiquiti items meet that criteria. Not seen any DC POE injectors that look as good as this and that would also be enough to drive the router, so decide to stick with the AC option as the one slight downside is outweighed by the good stuff :)
 
Parked up at Newport sands trying the iboost for the first time in the fields so to speak, connected to btphone, working a treat :)
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wildebus said:
I think this is the same unit that Motorhomewifi sell as the iBoost when I looked at their website again (going on appearance, as no details specified for the iBoost)
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It is indeed the same unit and for your information the M2 will work on 12 volts, if you use a Netgear router with it they are also 12 volt (some are 9 or 5v, so check first) then you can use this setup without EHU.

Kind regards,
Del
 
Can someone with the motorhome wifi stuff put up some pictures of the 12V bit?
 
st3v3 said:
Can someone with the motorhome wifi stuff put up some pictures of the 12V bit?
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Hi steve, do you mean pics of the iBoost Pro D8 12 volt bit?. . . and a link to the products . . . please!
 
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I came a cross this router, it's 12v and you can use the USB port for a 3G/4G dongle so you can get a connection when there's no wifi available (assuming you have a mobile signal).
It costs £35.00 at PCWorld

Regards,
Del
 
WiFi not Mifi

Hi,
Did you manage to get it to run on 12 volts? The reason I ask is that I used the same components as you on my motorhome. After the initial set up you can separate the Loco M2 POE from the LR AirGateway Router and to the male fitting on the airgateway you fit this ESUMIC® Passive Power over Ethernet PoE Adapter: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics in the Amazon photo the top one. Then buy one of these, or you may already have one COCAR Car Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter to DC 2.1mm Plug 12V/24V Spring Extension Cable for Car Rear View CCTV Monitors Or Motor Device: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike and plug it in. I only did this job today and I'm glad to say it works perfectly. I can now log into the Loco M2 using my phone, tablet etc. and I don't need the POE which came with the Loco M2 anymore. Hope this helps you or someone else.
Best Regards
 
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